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SAS Connect 2026
SAS Connect 2026 in Almaty is an opportunity to personally discuss the development of SAS technologies, practical business challenges, and the next stage of corporate analytics: the transition from analytics to intelligent decision-making.
Today, data and AI are becoming an integral part of every serious management decision. The next stage is the transition from analytics as a source of information to analytics as an active tool for supporting and automating decisions.
We invite SAS users, company executives, and representatives of IT and analytical departments to an open professional dialogue!
Sincerely yours, SAS.
We invite SAS users, company executives, and representatives of IT and analytical departments to an open professional dialogue!
Sincerely yours, SAS.
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Dear colleagues!
What awaits you?
Real challenges.
Real solutions. Real people.
Real solutions. Real people.
A meeting about how data, analytics, and AI are already changing business processes — and what companies can do as their next step.
- New SAS capabilitiesDevelopment of the platform, analytical tools, and AI features.
- Data & AI in PracticeCorporate scenarios for analytics, ML, and decision support.
- Intelligent DecisioningHow to combine data, analytical models, and business rules to support and automate decision-making.
- Operational ExperienceSupport and development of SAS in real corporate infrastructures.
- Questions to the vendorsA live conversation with SAS experts without a long chain of intermediaries.
- Development PlansWhat is changing in SAS technologies and where corporate analytics is heading.
- Professional NetworkingExchange of experience with executives, analysts, and IT teams from the region.
SAS Connect Almaty 2026 Program
From data and analytics to AI and intelligent solutions.
17:00 – 17:30
17:00 – 17:30
Registration and welcome coffee
Guest arrival and participant networking.
17:30 – 18:00
17:30 – 18:00
SAS for Banking: From Analytics to Business Results
Overview of SAS solutions for the banking sector: credit and financial risk management, Fraud & AML, customer analytics, efficiency improvement, and AI application. Presentation by SAS regional leadership.
Focus areas:
• development of SAS technologies;
• Data, Analytics, AI, and Decisioning as a unified loop;
• application of SAS in Risk Management, Fraud & AML, Customer Intelligence, and other business processes;
• transition from analytical models to practical use of analytics results;
• new platform capabilities for building intelligent decision-making systems.
Focus areas:
• development of SAS technologies;
• Data, Analytics, AI, and Decisioning as a unified loop;
• application of SAS in Risk Management, Fraud & AML, Customer Intelligence, and other business processes;
• transition from analytical models to practical use of analytics results;
• new platform capabilities for building intelligent decision-making systems.
18:00 – 18:30
18:00 – 18:30
Implementation Practice: How analytical solutions work in a bank
Linktera cases: real banking challenges, approaches to implementing SAS solutions, integration with the existing IT landscape, and measurable business impact.
Special focus on solutions in credit risk management and IFRS 9, including practical experience in building and developing relevant models and processes.
Session topics:
• Credit Risk and IFRS 9;
• Fraud & AML;
• Customer Intelligence;
• analytical models and business rules;
• integration of analytics into existing decision-making processes.
Special focus on solutions in credit risk management and IFRS 9, including practical experience in building and developing relevant models and processes.
Session topics:
• Credit Risk and IFRS 9;
• Fraud & AML;
• Customer Intelligence;
• analytical models and business rules;
• integration of analytics into existing decision-making processes.
18:30 – 19:00
18:30 – 19:00
What happens after implementation: support and development of the analytical platform
Labsoft experts will share practical experience in supporting SAS solutions, developing banks' analytical infrastructure, and typical challenges in operating critical analytical systems.
19:30 – 20:00
19:30 – 20:00
AI and Analytics in Banking: What Really Works Today
Discussion of current trends: Generative AI, Model Risk Management, decision automation, real-time analytics, customer experience personalization, and fraud prevention.
Special focus on how to move from AI pilots and experiments to industrial-scale usage.
Focus areas:
• application of AI and analytics in decision-making systems;
• Decisioning in Risk Management;
• Decisioning in Fraud & AML;
• Decisioning in Customer Intelligence;
• Real-Time Decisioning;
• combination of AI, analytical models, and business rules;
• decision automation;
• the role of humans and control over automated decisions;
• Model Risk Management and industrial operation of AI.
Special focus on how to move from AI pilots and experiments to industrial-scale usage.
Focus areas:
• application of AI and analytics in decision-making systems;
• Decisioning in Risk Management;
• Decisioning in Fraud & AML;
• Decisioning in Customer Intelligence;
• Real-Time Decisioning;
• combination of AI, analytical models, and business rules;
• decision automation;
• the role of humans and control over automated decisions;
• Model Risk Management and industrial operation of AI.
19:30 – 20:00
19:30 – 20:00
Closed Q&A session with SAS experts and leadership
Answers to participants' questions and discussion of specific banking challenges: current projects, problem areas, technological limitations, and opportunities for further development of analytics.
20:00 – 22:00
20:00 – 22:00
Gala Dinner and Informal Networking
Free communication among bank executives, SAS, Linktera, and Labsoft representatives, experience sharing, and discussion of potential collaboration opportunities.
Main topics
The goal is to discuss how data, analytics, and AI are changing business processes and to consider possible next steps for companies.
The meeting will cover new SAS capabilities, Data & AI practices, experience in operating SAS in real corporate infrastructures, SAS technology development plans, and professional networking.
Business leaders, technical specialists, and SAS users can participate.
Yes, the meeting provides an opportunity to ask questions directly to SAS representatives without intermediaries.
Experts who work with analytics every day
- Pavel GorodetskiyLabsoftSenior leader in data, analytics and enterprise technology, with extensive experience working with large organizations across financial services and energy. He specializes in helping organizations modernize analytical platforms and apply data, AI and analytics to support better business decision-making.
- David FergusonSASSenior member of the SAS advisory team.
He has been working in the data and analytics industry for 15 years and information technology for over 25 . Working predominantly with SAS’s banking and financial services clients, he has been helping them leverage AI and Machine learning in support of their business goals.. David has academic qualifications in statistics, IT and Data analytics. - Emir TurkmenLINKTERAData & AI executive with 28 years of experience across banking, telecommunications, FMCG, technology, and consulting. He holds a degree in Applied Mathematics from Istanbul Technical University and an MBA from Istanbul Bilgi University.
He began his career at HSBC in 1998, focusing on credit card analytics, and has since led data-driven customer segmentation, AI, chatbot, supply chain optimization, and data governance initiatives at organizations including HSBC, Turkcell, PepsiCo, IBM, Oracle, and KoçDigital–BCG. Throughout his career, he has managed hundreds of Data & AI projects across multiple markets.
He recently joined Linktera, where he focuses on SAS and Banking Solutions.
Organizers and Partners
Participation is free. Seats are limited. Organizers will confirm participation after submitting the application.
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